October 2020
Innovation Credit Suisse raises USD 212 million for the first impact fund dedicated to ocean health
Credit Suisse, in partnership with Rockefeller Asset Management (RAM), has launched the first impact fund to address ocean health in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 14 – “Life below Water”. The fund has raised USD 212 (...)
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September 2020
Interview Charlotte Alliot: « Index and Futures Euronext ESG 80 allow investors to invest in the 80 best performing ESG and best energy transition score listed companies in the euro zone »
According to Charlotte Alliot, Head of Institutional Derivatives, Euronext, the index ESG 80 improves the overall ESG score by 16.1% and the energy transition score by 26.2% compared to its benchmark…
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September 2020
Opinion German Government to introduce concept of Green Twin Bonds
After the Netherlands and Sweden, Germany has become the third AAA-rated country to issue a green government bond. The German government also announced its commitment to building a full green yield curve, next to its conventional yield (...)
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July 2020
News The Investment Implications of Climate Risk – An Investment Manager’s View
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July 2020
News CNP Assurances publishes its first report on the use of funds raised by the green issue of November 2019
In June 2019, CNP Assurances was the first European issuer in the insurance sector to publish a framework document for the issuance of green bonds.
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July 2020
Interview Thierry Dissaux : “Yes, we use Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) criteria”
According to Thierry Dissaux, Chairman of the French Deposit Insurance and Resolution Fund (FGDR), for its next call for equity offers, the FGDR should select an ETF equity index excluding companies with controversial governance and those with a significant share of their (...)
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July 2020
News CNP Assurances adopts a definitive plan to exit thermal coal by 2030 in European Union and OECD countries, and by 2040 in the rest of the world
A year to the day following the Paris financial marketplace declaration for green and sustainable finance, CNP Assurances has adopted a definitive thermal coal exit plan : through this, it is committed to achieving zero exposure to thermal coal in its investment portfolio by (...)
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June 2020
News Nomura Leads First Green Bond Offering by NTT Finance
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., today announced that it has priced a three-year Green Bond issue valued at 40 billion yen for NTT Finance Corporation. Nomura acted as bookrunner and green bond structuring agent for the (...)
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June 2020
News The energy group Snam issues its first transition bond
This Italian gas transport group has just issued in June 2020 a transition bond, a bond intended to support the transformation of carbon-intensive industries.
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June 2020
News CNP Assurances sets up a governance arrangement of Artificial Intelligence ethics
As a responsible insurance provider, CNP Assurances announces it has appointed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics manager and set up a pluri-disciplinary and open committee, in charge of placing human values and ethics at the centre of any AI (...)
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June 2020
News CNP Assurances publishes its 2019 report on responsible investment and announces its withdrawal from tobacco
With an investment portfolio of more than €300 bn, CNP Assurances continues to strengthen its responsible investor approach to take into account the impact of its investments on society and the environment. In its report on responsible investment, the Group details its (...)
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May 2020
Strategy Should you care about biodiversity ? Investors have a role to play in habitat and species protection
Biodiversity is in the spotlight nowadays as previous international agreements expire, making 2020 a year of assessment and target-setting for politicians, legislators and businesses. What exactly is biodiversity and why is it (...)
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May 2020
News Total is exploring quantum algorithms to improve CO2 capture
Total is stepping up its research into Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technologies by signing a multi-year partnership with UK start-up Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC).
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May 2020
Opinion Post-Covid recovery packages must quicken the pace to net-zero carbon emissions
Government recovery plans must lay the foundations for an irreversible shift to a resilient, net-zero and inclusive world economy.
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May 2020
News Emerging market green bond issuance hits $52 billion in 2019 and can help weather shocks, Amundi and the IFC reveal in new report
Need for green investments is crucial: current pandemic shows responsible investors in emerging markets can collaborate with issuers through green bonds to unlock long-term capital and help issuers become more resilient for shocks to (...)
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